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In the movie "Saving Private Ryan", the character of Corporal Upham spends most of his time sneaking away to avoid combat out of fear. In the real WW2, would such behavior be tolerated, or measures taken against him by his superiors?

by /u/enlightendark in /r/AskHistorians

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